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* Gov. Pat Quinn is to _____ as Bruce Rauner is to ____?

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:25 pm

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1. Quinn is to honesty what Rauner is to poverty

   Comment by SO IL M Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:29 pm

2. Quinn is to leadership as Rauner is to experience.

   Comment by Ron Burgundy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:31 pm

3. Gov. Pat Quinn is to an empty fridge as Bruce Rauner is to owning all food in Illinois.

   Gov. Pat Quinn is to populist strategy as Bruce Rauner is to pretending not to have populist strategy.

   Gov. Pat Quinn is to Fenwick as Bruce Rauner is to whatever school clout gets him.

   Gov. Pat Quinn is to doing the right thing wrongly, as Bruce Rauner is to doing the wrong thing and lying about it.

   Gov. Pat Quinn is to long winded as Bruce Rauner is to talking point non-answers.

   Gov. Pat Quinn is to mismanagement, as Bruce Rauner is to upper management memory loss.

   Gov. Pat Quinn is to purple ties as Bruce Rauner is to Carhartt coats.

   Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:32 pm

4. Quinn is to Cutback as Rauner is to Carhartt.

   Comment by Ravenswood Right Winger Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:34 pm

5. future inmate #….future inmate #

   Comment by So. ILL Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:35 pm

6. Quinn is to Loser as Rauner is to Winner.

   Comment by flea Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:37 pm

7. Gov. Pat Quinn is to withholding pay to legislators, as Bruce Rauner is to buying and selling Career Politicians.

   Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:37 pm

8. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Forrest Gump as Bruce Rauner is to Charles Foster Kane.

   Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:38 pm

9. Quinn is to a rainbow as Rauner is to the pot of gold.

   Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:39 pm

10. Quinn is to Super 8 as Rauner is to Montana ranch.

    Comment by Darienite Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:39 pm

11. Gov. Pat Quinn is to “ignorance is bliss”, as Bruce Rauner is to “ignorance is a strategy; talking point!”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:41 pm

12. Quinn is to White Sox as Rauner is to Cubs

    Comment by 3rd Generation Chicago Native Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:41 pm

13. Quinn is to D opponents dropping out for no good reason as Rauner is to R opponents staying in for no good reason.

    Comment by Robert the Bruce Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:41 pm

14. - Robert the Bruce -, very nice…

    Gov. Pat Quinn is to “dealing” with Rahm Emanuel, as Bruce Rauner is to vacationing and “making” Rahm Emanuel.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:45 pm

15. Quinn is to Mayor Joe Quimby as Rauner is to C. Montgomery Burns.

    Comment by I'm New Here Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:45 pm

16. Pat Quinn is to Pat Quinn as Bruce rauner is to Rahm.

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:47 pm

17. Quinn is to Robert Hoover as Flip Rauner is to Greg Marmalard (RIP Harold Ramis)

    Comment by corvax Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:50 pm

18. Gov. Pat Quinn is to having a rooting interest for the Steelers, Red Sox and Bulls, as Bruce Rauner is to having a financial interest in the Steelers, Red Sox, and Bulls

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:52 pm

19. Gov. Quinn is to Col. Klink as Bruce Rauner is to Sgt. Schultz.

    Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:56 pm

20. Gov. Pat Quinn is to 9 purple ties to choose from, as Bruce Rauner is to 9 luxury houses to choose from.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:56 pm

21. Gov. Pat Quinn is to shake as Bruce Rauner is to hammer.

    Comment by Metraman Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:56 pm

22. Quinn is to mining interests as Rauner is to public pension funds.

    Comment by phocion Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:57 pm

23. “Ho-Gan!!!” lol

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:57 pm

24. Pat Quinn is to Frankie Carbone at Bruce Rauner is to Billy Batts

    Comment by PoolGuy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:59 pm

25. Gov. Pat Quinn is to not trying to get MJM’s attention, as Bruce Rauner is to having MJM’s complete attention.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 12:59 pm

26. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Moe Green as Bruce Rauner is to Sollozzo.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:05 pm

27. Quinn is to the blather of promise as Rauner is to the blather of promise.

    Quinn is to FUMIGATE as Rauner is to FUMIGATE.

    Quinn is to fail to manage sausage making as Rauner is to fail to understand sausage making.

    Comment by dupage dan Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:07 pm

28. eloquence…blinking

    Comment by Wumpus Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:07 pm

29. Wordslinger takes a HUGE HUGE lead . . .

    IMHO

    Comment by Bill White Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:07 pm

30. Pat Quinn is to the minimum wage as Bruce Rauner is to the one per cent.

    Comment by Publius Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:13 pm

31. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Donald Duck, as Bruce Rauner is to Scrooge McDuck.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:13 pm

32. Gov. Pat Quinn is to reality as Bruce Rauner is to facts.

    Comment by Mr. T Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:15 pm

33. Gov. Pat Quinn is to soybeans as Bruce Rauner is to buckwheat.

    Comment by Mittuns Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:19 pm

34. Pat Quinn is to ethics as Bruce Rauner is to integrity.

    Comment by Under Further Review Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:20 pm

35. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Harry Dunne as Bruce Rauner is to Daniel Plainview.

    Comment by Mittuns Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:20 pm

36. Pat Quinn is to bungalow as Rauner is to McMansions, a dozen of ‘em.

    Comment by Carl Nyberg Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:21 pm

37. Gov. Pat Quinn is to government management as Bruce Rauner is to nursing home management.

    Comment by Mittuns Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:21 pm

38. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Jerry Brown as Bruce Rauner is to Meg Whitman.

    Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:21 pm

39. - 47th Ward -, that is the hope for many I am guessing.

    Gov. Pat Quinn is to Union’s second choice, as Bruce Rauner is to Union’s last choice.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:25 pm

40. Populist pro-government and their unions to populist anti-government and their unions

    Comment by Just Me Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:25 pm

41. Gov. Pat Quinn is to (modern day) progressives as Bruce Rauner is to (modern day) republicans

    Comment by bored now Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:26 pm

42. Gov. Pat Quinn is to pulling votes out of violent neighborhoods as Bruce Rauner is to pulling the plug on grandma.

    Comment by Mittuns Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:27 pm

43. Gov. Pat Quinn is to understanding the levers of the Executive, as Bruce Rauner is to understanding Illinois Government.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:29 pm

44. Gov. Pat Quinn is to the Nutty Professor as Bruce Rauner is to Scrooge.

    Comment by slow down Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:32 pm

45. Quinn is to a broken frayed crayon stub as Rauner is to a three whole 64-box sets of Crayolas, one at home, one at the office and the other at his daughter’s school.

    Comment by Downstate Illinois Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:34 pm

46. Gov. Pat Quinn is to a Big Wheel as Bruce Rauner is to a CVO Harley-Davidson tourer.

    Comment by Ken_in_Aurora Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:38 pm

47. Pat Quinn is to guns as Rauner is to public employee union bosses.

    Comment by the unknown poster Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:40 pm

48. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Veep as Bruce Rauner is to House of Cards

    Comment by bottom rung. Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:43 pm

49. Quinn is to populist man with no hair as Rauner is to populist man with hair.

    Comment by dupage dan Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:44 pm

50. OW is to awesome…
    Quinn is to ‘Ship of Fools’ what ‘Rauner is to ‘Loser’

    Comment by West Sider Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:44 pm

51. I thought it was just a fair editorial observation, not a request to fill in the blanks.

    Comment by Toure's Latte Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:48 pm

52. Pat Quinn is “using his hard earned money and campaign donations to win an election” as Bruce Rauner is “taking $50 million of other people’s money, wasting it for the benefit of his campaign”

    Comment by Jerry Hubbard Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:54 pm

53. (Tips cap, humbly, to - West Sider -)

    Gov. Pat Quinn is to receiving DNC money, as Bruce Rauner is to giving the DNC money.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 1:58 pm

54. Gov. Quinn is to meandering speeches as Bruce Rauner is to pandering speeches.

    Comment by Anon in Chicago Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 2:01 pm

55. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Walmart as Bruce Rauner is to Wall Street?

    Comment by A guy... Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 2:04 pm

56. Pat Quinn is to skinny jeans as Bruce Rauner is to a middle class conversation.

    Comment by Anarditka Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 2:25 pm

57. of the fictional characters, Oswego Willy’s Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck really captures it. The other republican candidates perhaps are the little ducklings Huey, Dewey, and Louie?

    Comment by Robert the Bruce Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 2:26 pm

58. - Robert the Bruce -, the best “finish” of a metaphor in quite some time. Drop the mic, take seat. You earned it.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 2:29 pm

59. Quinn is to buying elections with public funds as Rauner is to buying election with personal funds.

    Comment by That guy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 2:30 pm

60. @ That guy……Yuk yuk

    Comment by the unknown poster Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 2:38 pm

61. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Blago as Bruce Rauner is to the Wizard of Oz.

    Comment by Mr. T Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 2:45 pm

62. Quinn is to 100 duck-sized horses as Rauner is to a horse-sized duck.

    Comment by some dude Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 2:53 pm

63. Pat Quinn is to Cluelessness as Rauner is to Ruthlessness.

    Comment by PublicServant Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 3:05 pm

64. Pat Quinn is to hummingbirds as Bruce Rauner is to bitcoins.

    Comment by Walker Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 3:11 pm

65. Pat Quinn is to Don Quixote as Rauner is to Patton.

    Comment by Rahm Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 3:11 pm

66. Gov. Pat Quinn is to the Chicago Way as Bruce Rauner is to Chicago Way?

    Comment by Empty Suit Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 3:36 pm

67. Quinn is Big Baby and Rauner is Hugs A Lot.

    Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 3:45 pm

68. Quinn is Age of Aquarius, Rauner is Age of Nefarious.

    Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 3:47 pm

69. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Curly as Bruce Rauner is to Moe.

    Comment by Jerome Horwitz Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 3:47 pm

70. Quinn is to proletariat as Rauner is to bourgeois

    Comment by railrat Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 3:53 pm

71. Quinn is “Lost In Space”, while Rauner is “Lost In Translation”

    Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 3:54 pm

72. Quinn is to Che as Rauner is to Thatcher

    Comment by railrat Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 3:55 pm

73. Quinn is Peppermint Patty, Rauner is Lucy Van Pelt

    Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 4:02 pm

74. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Ditka as Bruce Rauner is to Hurricane Ditka

    Comment by bottom rung. Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 4:04 pm

75. quinn is to killing union contracts as rauner is to killing grandma.

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 4:16 pm

76. Quinn is Jack Black, Rauner is Sirius Black

    Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 4:17 pm

77. Quinn is to social responsibility as Rauner is to leveraging profitability at any cost.

    Comment by Farquhar Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 4:19 pm

78. Quinn is MaryJane, Rauner is Bit O’ Honey.

    Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 4:20 pm

79. Quinn is to [insert name of person that has posted to the CapFax once] as Rauner is to Oswego Willy.

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 4:31 pm

80. Pat Quinn is to bought, as Bruce Rauner is to buying.

    Comment by transplant Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 4:46 pm

81. Pat Quinn is to cheap briefcases as props as Bruce Rauner is to cheap watches as props.

    Comment by Smoggie Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 4:57 pm

82. Pat Quinn is Diana Mendley Rauner as Bruce Rauner is Diana Mendley Rauner.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8vor-eahSQ

    Comment by Steve Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 5:12 pm

83. Pat Quinn is to living in the Governor’s mansion as Bruce Rauner is to wearing a Carhart jacket.

    Comment by Pot calling kettle Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 5:31 pm

84. Quinn is to downstate as Rauner is to the 99%

    Comment by Pot calling kettle Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 5:33 pm

85. Gov. Quinn is to Eeyore as Bruce Rauner is to Tigger.

    Comment by Will County Willy Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 5:39 pm

86. Pat Quinn is to Eli Thompson as Bruce Rauner is to Gyp Rosetti

    Comment by Siriusly Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 7:55 pm

87. Pat Quinn is to a family restaurant as Bruce Raunner is to a pawn shop.

    Comment by selene Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 8:17 pm

88. Pat Quinn is to being populist as Bruce Rauner is to being wealthy.

    Comment by Just The Way It Is One Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 8:54 pm

89. Governor Quinn is to compromise as Rauner is to compromised.

    Comment by anon Wednesday, Feb 26, 14 @ 9:37 pm

90. Gov. Pat Quinn is to ” Tap Water” as Bruce Rauner is to a “Diamond Martini”.

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Feb 27, 14 @ 5:48 am

91. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Meatballs as Bruce Rauner is to Caddyshack.

    Comment by Steve Rhodes Thursday, Feb 27, 14 @ 8:01 am

92. Gov. Pat Quinn is to Michael Madigan as Bruce Rauner is to Michael Madigan.

    Comment by Sage Thursday, Feb 27, 14 @ 8:19 am

93. quinn is to dudley doright as rauner is to snidy wiplash

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Feb 27, 14 @ 8:40 am

94. quinn is to bullwinkel as rauner is to Mr Big.

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Feb 27, 14 @ 11:20 am

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